Overall objectives:

1 - Understanding the value of knowing and studying the Classical Culture today;
2 - Identify and know how to explain the legacy of classical culture;
3 - Know the main historical moments from antiquity;
4 - Identify and explain the main characteristics of Greek Culture;
5 - Being able to interpret some texts of Greek Literature;
6 - Key skills to develop: capacity for critical analysis of texts from Classical Literature; understanding the value of classical civilizations and their legacy in Western culture; capacity comparison text and cultures; historical consciousness, through the study of some creative and modular forms (epic, drama, empire ...).

Syllabus:

1 - Introduction.
1.1 - What is meant by Classical Culture?
1.2 - The transmission of Classical Culture.
2 - Greek World.
2.1 - Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations;
2.2 - The characteristic elements of the eighth century BC;
2.3 - Greek society in the seventh and sixth centuries BC: legislators, policy, culture;
2.4 - The Greek polis;
2.5 - The V century BC: review of major events;
2.6 - The Greek theater;
2.7 - The Hellenistic period (synthesis);
2.8 - Greek legacy.
3 - Roman Word.
3.1 - Introduction to the Roman world;
3.2 - The Foundation of Rome;
3.3 - The expansion and conquest;
3.4 - The political organization (periods monarchical, republican and imperial);
3.5 - The military and religious institutions;
3.6 - The Roman Empire, the Roman occupation, in particular the Iberian Peninsula;
3.7 - The Fall of the Empire: causes and consequences;
3.8 - Roman legacy.
4 - Optional module (only some years):
4.1 - The Classical Mythology.
4.2 - The tragedy of Seneca.
4.3 - The Roman emperors: defects, virtutes and eccentricities.

Literature/Sources:

Cristina Santos Pinheiro , 2012 , Orbae Matres: A dor da mãe pela perda de um filho na Literatura Latina , Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia/Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Cristina Santos Pinheiro , 2011 , "Homme de mots, non de chair?: Eneias aos olhos de Dido em Les Reines Noires de Jacqueline Kelen? in A. P. Pinto et al. (ed.) Mitos & Heróis: a Expressão do Imaginário, Braga, Aletheia, , Mitos & Heróis: a Expressão do Imaginário
J. Pinheiro , 2013 , Tempo e Espaço da Paideia nas Vidas de Plutarco , Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra
AA.VV , 1984 , The World of Athens: An Introduction to Athenian Culture , Cambridge.
BEARD. M. & HENDERSON, J. , 2000 , Classics: A Very Short Introduction , Oxford.
DE ROMILLY, Jacqueline , 1999 , A Tragédia Grega, (Trad. de Leonor Santa Bárbara) , Lisboa.
FOX, R. L. , 2006 , The Classical World. An Epic History of Greece and Rome , london
GOLDHILL, S. , 2006 , Amor, Sexo e Tragédia. A Contemporaneidade do Classicismo , Lisboa.
JONES, P. & SIDWELL, K , 2003 , The World of Rome: An Introduction to Roman Culture , Cambridge.
J. Pinheiro , 2015 , O retrato de Clitemnestra na Literatura Grega , Edições Húmus
M. H. Rocha Pereira , 2003 , Estudos de História da Cultura Clássica , FCG
RIBEIRO FERREIRA, J. , 1996 , Civilizações Clássicas I Grécia , UA
SOBRAL CENTENO, R. (coord.) , 1996 , Civilizações Clássicas II Roma , UA

Assesssment methods and criteria:

Classification Type: Quantitativa (0-20)

Evaluation Methodology:
Lectures: oral presentations, occasionally using support material (anthology of texts or ensays) employing mainly the analytical method. Assessment methods: Written works (2 or 3; 50%+50% or 40%+40%+20%): as it allows assessing the knowledge and comprehension of the syllabus. Aditionally allows assessing the written expression, and the competencies to describe, summarize and relate different concepts of the syllabus.